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    North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem. Jesse Trelstad/Forum News Service
    Port: Attorney General Stenehjem disputes Treasurer Schmidt’s claim that his office told her to continue erroneous oil tax allocations
    Earlier this year it was revealed that oil tax allocations to various state funds weren’t being made properly. This was revealed during negotiations...
    opinion/columns10 min 17 sec ago
    March 20, 2019
    A mural on the front of the Lonesome Dove bar in Mandan which local officials say is illegal.
    Port: You can’t just do art without the government’s permission
    Recently I read an article from Reason about a pizzeria in Arlington, Virginia, which came under fire from local government because the mural...
    opinion/columns21 hours 16 min ago
    Tony Bender
    Bender: When will they do the right thing?
    History unfolds before us daily, and when this stained chapter is put to rest, history will not view kindly those who failed to stand up for...
    opinion/columns22 hours 25 min ago
    Lloyd Omdahl: Look! History repeats itself again
    The old adage that history repeats itself because no one was listening the first time is playing out for us again in Washington and Bismarck....
    opinion/columnsMarch 20, 2019 - 6:13am
    March 19, 2019
    Rob Port
    Port: We are too deferential to law enforcement
    MINOT, N.D. -- America’s vast military might resides under civilian control. The commander-in-chief of our armed forces is the President of...
    opinion/columnsMarch 19, 2019 - 12:15pm
    Forum file photo of a female driving car and using mobile phone, selective focus
    Port: North Dakota Supreme Court overturns drug charges because driver was playing music on his phone not texting
    In the State of North Dakota it is illegal to communicate via text (including things like emailing, texting, tweeting, etc.) while driving. ...
    opinion/columnsMarch 19, 2019 - 11:39am
    Mike Jacobs: Convenient constitutionalism in ND
    Constitutional issues have gotten more than usual attention at the state Legislature, exposing a kind of constitutionalism of convenience. This...
    opinion/columnsMarch 19, 2019 - 6:10am
    March 18, 2019
    Jordan Miller monitors insulation being sprayed into the attic of Marvel Von Hagen's home in Kindred, N.D., on Wednesday, March 13. David Samson / Forum News Service
    Port: Maybe North Dakotans and Minnesotans turn down heating assistance because they think self-sufficiency is a good thing
    “Most North Dakotans, Minnesotans who qualify for heating assistance don’t seek it,” reads a headline over a recent article by my colleague...
    opinion/columnsMarch 18, 2019 - 6:09pm
    March 17, 2019
    Joshua Boschee
    Port: Is North Dakota’s first openly gay lawmaker an anti-gay bigot?
    “Bigotry is alive and well in Bismarck,” writes Jim Shaw in his most recent column. “The North Dakota Legislature is standing still while...
    opinion/columnsMarch 17, 2019 - 4:28pm
    Port: The left’s new anti-fossil fuel McCarthyism
    MINOT, N.D. -- “Why did Wells Fargo fiance this pipeline when it was widely seen to be environmentally unstable?” That was a question Rep....
    opinion/columnsMarch 17, 2019 - 7:51am
    March 16, 2019
    Mike Jacobs: Late storm doesn't mean big flood
    Be glad it's not April. That's the good news about Blizzard Geraldine. Geraldine begs comparisons with Blizzard Hannah, and the similarities...
    opinion/columnsMarch 16, 2019 - 6:13am
    March 15, 2019
    Gov. Doug Burgum talks about his vision for North Dakota on Thursday, April 19, 2018. David Samson / Forum News Service
    Port: Governor Burgum blasts 'disingenuous' legislators over revenue picture, and he’s right
    Back during the heights of the Bakken boom, when oil activity was driving a tidal wave of revenues into state coffers, the revenue forecasts...
    opinion/columnsMarch 15, 2019 - 11:47am
    Zaleski: Legislative arrogance in full bloom
    Republican majority members in the North Dakota Legislature are pushing three policy and governance structural changes that suggest they don’t...
    government-and-politics/opinionMarch 15, 2019 - 11:22am
    March 14, 2019
    Katie Pinke is the publisher and general manager of Agweek magazine.
    The Pinke Post: Still needing to push for inclusion? Crazy
    With the convergence of Women’s History Month, International Women’s Day on March 8 and National Ag Day on March 14, I’m at the crossroads...
    opinion/columnsMarch 14, 2019 - 3:12pm
    Gov. Tim Walz
    Gov. Walz: Budget makes historic investment in Greater Minnesota
    ST. PAUL - I grew up in a small town. There were 24 students in my graduating class--12 of whom were my cousins. My wife and I chose to settle...
    opinion/columnsMarch 14, 2019 - 9:55am
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